Azla Ethiopian Vegan Eatery in Leimert Park
Both vegans and non vegans enjoy the plant-based cuisine at Azla Ethiopian Vegan, which is on Leimert Boulevard, just south of 43rd Street.
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Dorsey Don Pride
DDP is alive and thriving after a successful Dorsey High School football season.
Uplift Us Marketplace features Black-made merchandise
The Boutique retail store at the Westfield Culver City Mall has over 80 Black-owned brands.
Council District 10 is left voteless in LA City Council after Mark Ridley-Thomas suspension
CD10, which has one of the largest Black populations in Los Angeles, does not have any voting power on the City Council and many residents are demanding proper representation.
Noname Book Club at the Radical Hood Library in South LA’s Jefferson Park
The library on Jefferson Boulevard just west of Arlington Avenue features books by radical Black, Brown, and Indigenous authors.
Mocha Moms Los Angeles provides sisterhood, support, and service
This group of Black mothers helps each other as they seek resources for their families.
Dad’s Back Academy helps formerly incarcerated become reacclimated into family life
Participants of the program are less likely to return to prison because they are better equipped to manage relationships upon their return home. The program, in partnership with Community Build, helps them with job training and job placement.
Governor Gavin Newsom visits South L.A. to discuss the recall election
Newsom discusses issues such as the pandemic, education, economy, homelessness, criminal justice reform, and how the handling of those issues will dramatically change if the recall is successful.
Black-owned Gorilla Rx cannabis dispensary opens on Crenshaw Boulevard
Kika Keith fought hard to bring a Black-owned cannabis dispensary to her community, which will better serve the area than a dispensary that is owned by somebody from outside of the community. She’s also erasing the stigmas associated with cannabis use.
L.A. Grind Coffee & Tea Bar
Vanessa Punche turned her coffee truck into a Mid City brick and mortar coffee shop on Redondo Boulevard, just south of Pico Boulevard.